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Objects of Adornment

Bracelet by Peter and Skye Ciesla.

Bay Art Gallery will feature jewelry designed and meticulously crafted by Peter and Skye Ciesla of Baileys Harbor. They are a husband-and-wife team whose work is shown in galleries and boutiques around the country and has been featured in fashion shows from coast to coast.

Together Peter and Skye explore concepts, choose materials, design forms that are rendered in fabric and embroidered with beads using a needle and thread. Metal wire built into the fabric forms creates support for the shapes as well as dimension. Beads of stone, glass, metal, shell and clay are used to achieve color and textural effects. After the embroidery is complete, the piece is lined with silk fabric and the edges are finished with tiny glass seed beads, again using only a needle and thread.

Their designs are inspired by nature as well as the ancient tradition of bead embroidery in cultures around the world. The couple love handwork. It is a way of connecting with the past and bringing these timeless techniques into a dynamic, contemporary art form. Peter and Skye strive for innovation, meaning and beauty as they create these one-of a-kind objects of adornment.

Bay Art Gallery is located at Sister Bay Trading Co., 2477 Hwy. 42 in Sister Bay. The gallery is open daily 10 am – 5 pm, and 11 am – 4 pm on Sunday. For more information call 920.854.2554.